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                                                 Union Calendar No. 299
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3851

                      [Report No. 116-376, Part I]

To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2019

    Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Long) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                            January 13, 2020

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Walden, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
  Stanton, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
  Reschenthaler, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Wexton, Ms. 
  Castor of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Soto, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Correa, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Case, Ms. Pingree, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto 
   Rico, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
  Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Craig, Mr. 
 Katko, Mr. Young, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Wilson of South 
    Carolina, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Shalala, Mrs. Torres of 
  California, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Lee of 
Nevada, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
   Kinzinger, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. 
 Fleischmann, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, 
  Mr. Pappas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
 Trone, Mr. Wright, Mr. Crist, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
   Perlmutter, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Keating, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
  California, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
 Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Rouda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gooden, 
 Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Spano, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Cicilline, 
  Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
Beyer, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Sewell 
 of Alabama, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hurd of Texas, 
 Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Timmons, Mr. O'Halleran, 
    Mr. Cardenas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
Fletcher, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Latta, 
   Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
 Stivers, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
    Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Thompson of 
 California, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kim, Ms. Houlahan, 
 Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Wild, Mr. Mooney of 
   West Virginia, Ms. Dean, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Allred

                            January 13, 2020

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            January 13, 2020

 Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               19, 2019]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brand USA Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.

    Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
2131(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or foodservice'' 
                after ``restaurant'';
                    (B) in clause (v), by inserting ``, such as outdoor 
                recreation'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ``commercial or 
                private'' before ``passenger air sector'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``speaking 
                conventions, sales missions,'' after ``trade shows,'';
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in clause (v), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) to promote tourism to the United 
                        States through digital media, online platforms, 
                        and other appropriate medium.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``3 days'' and 
        inserting ``5 days''.

SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

    Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
2131(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000'' and 
        inserting ``$450,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                subparagraph (K);
                    (B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking ``and'' 
                at the end; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H)(iii) the 
                following:
                    ``(I) a list of countries the Corporation 
                identifies as emerging markets for tourism to the 
                United States;
                    ``(J) a description of the efforts the Corporation 
                has made to promote tourism to rural areas of the 
                United States; and''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA.

    Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
2131(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
        ``2027'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ``70 percent'' and 
        inserting ``50 percent''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
        ``2027''.

SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall make the performance metrics 
established pursuant to subsection (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion 
Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website 
of the Corporation.

SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FEE INCREASE.

    Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``$10'' and 
inserting ``$17''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 299

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3851

                      [Report No. 116-376, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 13, 2020

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment

                            January 13, 2020

 Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed